PARIS, March 18 (Xinhuanet) -- French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin Thursday expressed his support for installing an anti-terrorism coordinator on behalf of the European Union (EU).

    Referring to EU foreign affairs chief Javier Solana's proposal to nominate an expert in charge of EU coordination in fighting terrorism De Villepin told Radio France International he considered the proposal "a good idea."

    "It's very important that we have an official, a coordinator, as Javier Solana has proposed so that we can work to better coordination our activities," De Villepin said.

    "I think we have to coordinate our efforts on the technical level to enable us to better judge the situation and fight terrorism more effectively," he added.

    EU officials close to Solana say the proposed "Mr.Terrorism" would be an expert with intimate knowledge of the issues, rather than a politician, who would work under the direction of the EU diplomatic chief. This would dispel any comparisons with Tom Ridge,director of the department of US Homeland Security.

    German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Tuesday rejected the possibility of creating a common European intelligence agency likethe US CIA after his meeting with French President Jacques Chirac saying "the essential is to reinforce cooperation between existingservices." Enditem